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Furey, Andrew.
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Furey, Andrew -- Travel -- Haiti.
Team Broken Earth (Organization)
Medical assistance, Canadian -- Developing countries.
Medical assistance, Canadian -- Haiti.
Humanitarian assistance, Canadian -- Developing countries.
Humanitarian assistance, Canadian -- Haiti.
Physicians -- Travel -- Haiti.
Physicians -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Biography.
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Furey, Andrew.
Furey, Andrew -- Travel -- Haiti.
Team Broken Earth (Organization)
Medical assistance, Canadian -- Developing countries.
Medical assistance, Canadian -- Haiti.
Humanitarian assistance, Canadian -- Developing countries.
Humanitarian assistance, Canadian -- Haiti.
Physicians -- Travel -- Haiti.
Physicians -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Biography.
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Hope in the balance : a Newfoundland doctor meets a world in crisis /
Andrew
Furey
.
by
Furey
,
Andrew
.
Doubleday Canada, 2020.
Call #:
610.69 F983h
Subjects
Furey
,
Andrew
--
Travel
--
Haiti
.
Team Broken Earth (Organization)
Medical assistance, Canadian
--
Developing countries.
Medical assistance, Canadian
--
Haiti
.
Humanitarian assistance, Canadian
--
Developing countries.
Humanitarian assistance, Canadian
--
Haiti
.
Physicians
--
Travel
--
Haiti
.
Physicians
--
Newfoundland and Labrador
--
Biography.
ISBN:
9780385692618 (hc)
Description:
xi, 273 p. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"Dr.
Andrew
Furey
, an orthopedic surgeon, was sitting by a large fireplace at home in St John's, watching an even larger flat-screen TV, when dreadful images of the aftermath of an earthquake in
Haiti
burst in on the cosy domestic scene. Human suffering on an epic scale was being documented in real time. Dr.
Furey
spent a sleepless night, and woke knowing he had to help in some way. In what has been a theme throughout Newfoundland and Labrador's history, he found himself answering the call for help. Dr.
Furey
formed a team of three
--
himself; his wife and pediatric emergency room physician, Dr. Allison
Furey
; and orthopedic surgeon Will Moores
--
and together they travelled to Port-au-Prince,
Haiti
, where they spent a week volunteering. The challenge seemed overhelming: a multitude of badly injured victims, horrendous working conditions and the official agencies who left much to be desired in terms of organization. But somehow the trio did not lose hope. Instead, they redoubled their efforts. After returning from that first mission, Dr.
Furey
founded Team Broken Earth
--
an expert, unbureaucratic, fleet-footed volunteer task force of physicians, nurses and physiotherapists committed to providing aid in
Haiti
. The organization has continued to grow, recruiting volunteers from all over Canada. It has carried out many more missions to Port-au-Prince and has expanded its operations to other countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, Guatemala and Nicaragua. And its mission has expanded in other ways, with education and training for local medical professionals now at the heart of its endeavour. Dr.
Andrew
Furey
tells the story of Team Broken Earth's founding and remarkable work. He shares his doubts and failures and moments of near-despair. He explores how his Newfoundland upbringing has informed his efforts abroad."--Publisher.
Genre:
Memoirs.
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